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Vineyard Wind announced Thursday that it is challenging a federal stop work order by filing for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in the US District Court in Massachusetts.
President Donald Trump's comments about China's use of wind power appear to overlook the scale of the country's wind energy sector. China is not only one of the world's largest manufacturers of wind turbines but also a major consumer of wind-generated electricity.
Two offshore wind projects have now secured preliminary injunctions enabling work to resume, and now Vineyard Wind 1 is also going to court in search of relief from a federal government stop-work order.
Orsted’s C.E.O. says it plans to move quickly to complete a $6.2 billion wind farm off Rhode Island after a judge struck down President Trump’s bid to halt it.
Two wind farms off the west and north Wales coastline have secured UK government funding to supply the national grid, with up to 7,000 jobs expected to be created. The Erebus wind farm, set to be built off Pembrokeshire, would become Wales' first floating offshore wind farm, following two projects already operating in Scotland.
China's growth with solar and wind energy has outpaced every other major nation around the world combined in an effort to combat climate change.
Although the news afford Orsted shares some relief at this stage, securing future investment for other projects is problematic owing to the regulatory environment.
The NWS Blacksburg VA released a wind advisory at 12:59 p.m. on Wednesday valid from 9 p.m. until Thursday 11 a.m. for Ashe and Watauga counties.